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  2. How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control ...

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    New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death. Politicians have long come up with creative ways to battle the rodents, but some lawmakers are now proposing city and statewide measures to do more.

  3. NYC wants to give rats birth control to curb the rodent ...

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    It's the latest attempt New York City has made to control its bustling rat population. Besides poison, they've tried traps, keeping trash in containers, a "rat czar" and even "rat academies" to ...

  4. ContraPest - Wikipedia

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    On September 26, the city council approved pilot programs to use the contraceptive in an effort to reduce its rodent population. The initiative marked a potential shift in the city's long-standing strategy against its rat infestation and was inspired by the death of Flaco the Owl, which raised concerns about rat poison effects. [14]

  5. Rodenticide - Wikipedia

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    Typical rat poison bait station (Germany, 2010) Rodenticides are chemicals made and sold for the purpose of killing rodents.While commonly referred to as "rat poison", rodenticides are also used to kill mice, woodchucks, chipmunks, porcupines, nutria, beavers, [1] and voles.

  6. Rats in New York City - Wikipedia

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    A rat in the New York City Subway. Rats in New York City are widespread, as they are in many densely populated areas. They are considered a cultural symbol of the city. [1] For a long time, the number of rats in New York City was unknown, and a common urban legend declared there were up to five times as many rats as people.

  7. Houston cleaning up 'drug-addicted rats' infestation in ... - AOL

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    The Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced a change this week to how evidence is stored and processed for criminal cases after a rodent infestation ...